There are 10 ways to get from Gansu to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
best- Fly from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane JGN - PVG
4h 28m¥726–2,439Train
cheapest- Take the train from Lanzhou to Shanghai stationtrain Ürümqi / ...
24h 25m¥190–500Train via Hangzhou
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Hangzhou Easttrain Lanzhou West
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain Cangnan / ...
14h 9m¥970–1,100Bus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghaibus
37h 9m¥718Drive 1,944.8 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Shanghaicar 1,944.8 km
20h 15m¥1,687–2,437Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane LHW - SHA
5h 6m¥1,035–4,235Bus to Lanzhou, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LHW - PVG
5h 37m¥885–2,985Fly Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport (YZY) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane YZY - PVG
4h 34m¥1,528–5,142Taxi to Longnan Chengzhou Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tianshui to Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL)taxi
- Fly from Longnan Chengzhou Airport (LNL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LNL - PVG
4h 57m¥931–2,681Train #2
- Take the train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledutrain Xi'an North
- Take the train from Ledu to Shanghai stationtrain Xining
37h 5m¥286–665
Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gansu to Shanghai is to train which costs ¥190 - ¥500 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Gansu to Shanghai is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs ¥700 - ¥2500.
No, there is no direct bus from Gansu to Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Oriental Hotel and arriving at Shanghai via Lanzhou and Yinchuan Nanmen Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Gansu to Shanghai. However, there are services departing from Dongfanghong Square and arriving at South Shaanxi Road via Lanzhou West Station, Hangzhou East and Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 9m.
The distance between Gansu and Shanghai is 2387 km. The road distance is 1944.8 km.
The best way to get from Gansu to Shanghai without a car is to train via Hangzhou which takes 14h 9m and costs ¥950 - ¥1100.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Gansu to Shanghai, including transfers.
Gansu to Shanghai bus services, operated by Ctrip, depart from Lanzhou station.
Gansu to Shanghai train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Lanzhou West Station.
The best way to get from Gansu to Shanghai is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs ¥700 - ¥2500. Alternatively, you can train via Hangzhou, which costs ¥950 - ¥1100 and takes 14h 9m, you could also bus, which costs ¥718 and takes 37h 9m.
What companies run services between Gansu, China and Shanghai, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Ruili Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Dongfanghong Square to South Shaanxi Road via West Railway Station North Square, Lanzhou West Station, Hangzhou East, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station in around 14h 9m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,200
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Yinchuan Hedong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,300
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
Flights from Jiayuguan Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Longnan Chengzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,200
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,300
Flights from Longnan Chengzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guiyang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,900
Flights from Zhangye Ghanzhou Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–5,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,400
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,700
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Lanzhou to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,400
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥850–1,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,400–1,600
- Business Class Seat
- ¥2,100–3,100
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Lanzhou West Station to Ledu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥65–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥65–90
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥80–120
Train from Lanzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥200–280
- Hard sleeper
- ¥360–500
- Soft sleeper
- ¥550–800
Train from Ledu to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥220–300
- Hard sleeper
- ¥400–550
- Soft sleeper
- ¥600–850
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Yinchuan Nanmen Station to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥578
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Estimated price
- ¥270–330
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More Questions & Answers
Gansu to Shanghai bus services, operated by Ctrip, arrive at Yinchuan Nanmen Station.
Gansu to Shanghai train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Hangzhou East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gansu to Shanghai is 1945 km. It takes approximately 20h 15m to drive from Gansu to Shanghai.
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